Growing up in Cambridgeport from the 1930s into the 1950s with Patricia Ann Smith Lucas
Ann Lucas grew up on the eastern edge of Cambridgeport surrounded by members of her extended family after her grandparents arrived from North Carolina during the Great Migration of African Americans from the Southern states.
Read MoreBottle trees are sprouting up in new locations, continuing to honor the enslaved in Cambridge
If you travel regularly along Brattle Street west of Harvard Square, you may have asked yourself in recent weeks, “Where are the blue bottle trees?”
Read MoreGallery 263 in Cambridgeport is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a birthday bash
This multifunctional space might have a yoga class, talk or foraged banquet in addition to art, and its building has served a variety of purposes since the 1890s.
Read MoreCambridge archive repositories open their doors again this June, from Harvard astronomy to DPW
A free annual event gives Cantabrigians an opportunity to speak with archivists citywide and explore historic records housed in their own neighborhoods.
Read MoreHoses, mats, conveyor belts and brass nozzles were all Kendall innovations of one company
The Boston brand of industrial hose saw a rebirth last summer, including its famous bulldog logo. This great corporate citizen of Cambridge has a legacy of industrial rubber products that has lasted more than 150 years.
Read MoreHistory Cambridge is conducting an oral history gathering stories from local Chinese Americans
What was life like for Chinese Americans in Cambridge during the mid-20th century, before the near doubling in size among Asian ethnic groups over the past four decades? A recently started oral history project by History Cambridge seeks to provide some answers.
Read MoreMIT has played a major role in Indigenous genocide
It is not okay for Indigenous people not to be at MIT in important roles. It is not okay for faculty or students to be out of relationship with Indigenous peoples and communities. But as the teacher of “Indigenous History of MIT,” I can say that this is the situation.
Read MoreMany of us were taught little Indigenous history. Share experiences and learn more at History Café
A survey reveals that many of us were taught little about the experiences of the peoples who called this place home for centuries before Europeans arrived.
Read MoreFort Washington has history (and mystery), including rumors about Washington’s horse
A broader history of Fort Washington Park in Cambridgeport will be explored in a virtual History Cafe on May 3 with local historians and artists.
Read MoreCambridgeport Apple Fest has hands-on history April 26 as partners with Farmers to You group
A Cambridgeport Apple Festival on April 26 offers apple crafts, recipes and a hands-on exploration of the history of the city, its orchards and its people.
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